CN1883137A - Fast frequency hopping with a code division multiplexed pilot in an OFDMA system - Google Patents

Fast frequency hopping with a code division multiplexed pilot in an OFDMA system Download PDF

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CN1883137A
CN1883137A CNA2004800199005A CN200480019900A CN1883137A CN 1883137 A CN1883137 A CN 1883137A CN A2004800199005 A CNA2004800199005 A CN A2004800199005A CN 200480019900 A CN200480019900 A CN 200480019900A CN 1883137 A CN1883137 A CN 1883137A
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Techniques are provided to support fast frequency hopping with a code division multiplexed (CDM) pilot in a multi-carrier communication system (e.g., an OFDMA system). Each transmitter (e.g., each terminal in the system transmits a wideband pilot on all subbands to allow a receiver (e.g., a base station) to estimate the entire channel response at the same time. The wideband pilot for each transmitter may be generated using direct sequence spread spectrum processing and based on a pseudo-random number (PN) code assigned to that transmitter. This allows the receiver to individually identify and recover multiple wideband pilots transmitted concurrently by multiple transmitters. For a time division multiplexed (TDM)/CDM pilot transmission scheme, each transmitter transmits the wideband pilot in bursts. For a continuous CDM pilot transmission scheme, each transmitter continuously transmits the wideband pilot, albeit at a low transmit power level. Any frequency hopping rate may be supported without impacting pilot overhead.

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Utilize the fast frequency-hopped of code division multiplexed pilot in the OFDMA system
The cross reference of related application
That the application requires to submit on May 12nd, 2003, be entitled as " Fast FrequencyHopping with a Code Division Mulitplexed Pilot in an OFDMASystem ", U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/470 co-pending, 107 priority, the latter incorporates into herein by reference.
Invention field
The present invention relates generally to communication, more particularly, relate to the fast frequency-hopped technology of in OFDM (OFDMA) communication system, supporting to utilize code division multiplexing (CDM) pilot tone.
Technical background
In frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) communication system, in the different time intervals, on different frequency subbands or subcarrier, send data, this time interval is also referred to as " hop period ".These frequency subbands can be provided by other mode of OFDM (OFDM), other multi-carrier modulation technology or some.Use FHSS, data send in pseudorandom mode from a subband hopping to another subband.This frequency hopping has realized frequency diversity, and makes the data transmission can keep out harmful path effects better, for example, and narrow band interference, obstruction and decline etc.
The OFDMA system has used the OFDM technology, can support a plurality of users simultaneously.For frequency-hopped ofdm A system, use specific frequency hopping (FH) sequence of distributing to each user that this user's data is sent.The FH sequence table is shown in and is used for the particular sub-band that data send in each hop period.Can use different FH sequences to send a plurality of transfer of data of a plurality of users simultaneously.These FH sequences are defined as mutually orthogonal, thereby make that each subband only sends use by data in each hop period.By using the FH sequence of quadrature, can avoid disturbing in the sub-district, and when obtaining the frequency diversity benefit, a plurality of data can the phase mutual interference between sending yet.
The OFDMA system can be deployed as has a plurality of sub-districts, and wherein, the sub-district is often referred to base station and/or its overlay area.Data transmission meeting on the given subband in a sub-district sends another data on the same subband in the neighbor cell and causes interference.In order to make the presence of intercell interference randomization, the FH sequence definition with each sub-district is pseudorandom for the FH sequence with respect to neighbor cell usually.By using pseudorandom FH sequence, realized interference diversity, and some user's data sent and will observe the average interference that sends from other user's data in other sub-districts in the sufficiently long time periods in the given sub-district.
At arbitrary given time, presence of intercell interference alters a great deal with different sub-band.Consider the difference of disturbing on the different sub-band, when the data transfer rate of selecting data to send, use a surplus usually.If interference variations is very big, then generally need a big surplus to obtain the low Packet Error Rate (PER) that data send.Big surplus causes the significantly reduction of the data transfer rate of data transmission, and this has limited power system capacity.
Frequency hopping is presence of intercell interference and reduce required surplus on average.Increase frequency hopping rate and can bring better interference average, and reduce required surplus.For some by multi-hop frequently technology data are encoded and can not use transport-type such as other technology of automatic repeat request (ARQ), fast frequency-hopped speed is for alleviating harmful disturbing effect advantageous particularly.
Frequency hopping rate generally is subjected to the restriction of channel estimating demand.For the OFDMA system, data send the channel response of each used subband to be estimated by receiver usually, and the channel response of this subband is estimated to be used to the data symbol that receives on this subband is carried out coherent demodulation then.Usually according to the frequency pilot sign that on this subband, receives, finish the channel estimating of each subband.In the communication channel of decline fast, rate of fading stops receiver that the frequency pilot sign that receives from previous frequency hopping on same subband is made up usually.Therefore, estimate, need in this hop period, send the frequency pilot sign of sufficient amount and estimate so that receiver can obtain fully accurately channel response for the channel response to each hop period independently.These frequency pilot signs have been represented the fixed overhead of each hop period.In this case, increase frequency hopping rate and also can increase pilot-frequency expense.
So, need to support fast frequency-hopped in the prior art and don't can increase the technology of the pilot-frequency expense of OFDMA system.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides the fast frequency-hopped technology of in multi-carrier communications systems (for example, OFDMA system), supporting to utilize the CDM pilot tone.Each transmitter in the system (for example, each terminal) sends broadband pilots on all subbands, so that receiver (for example, base station) can be estimated whole channel response simultaneously.The broadband pilots of each transmitter can use direct sequence spread spectrum to handle and generate based on the pseudorandom of distributing to this transmitter (PN) sign indicating number.Like this, receiver just can be discerned individually and recovers a plurality of broadband pilots that sent simultaneously by a plurality of transmitters.For Time Division Multiplexing/CDM pilot tone send mode, each transmitter sends broadband pilots with burst mode.For continuous CDM pilot sending method, each transmitter sends broadband pilots continuously, although transmitted power level is very low.
At the transmitter place, with the PN sign indicating number of distributing to this this transmitter at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of a broadband pilots.(for example, OFDM) deal with data symbol is to obtain the data chips sequence according to multi-carrier modulation.If send data symbol with frequency hopping, then the used concrete subband of data symbol is determined by the FH sequence of distributing to this transmitter in each hop period.For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, with the data chips sequence pilot chip sequence is carried out time division multiplexing, thereby obtain pilot tone and data chips sequence through TDM, then it is done further processing and transmission.For continuous CDM pilot tone send mode,,, then it is handled and sends with pilot tone and the data chips sequence after the acquisition combination with data chips sequence and the addition of pilot chip sequence.
At the receiver place, at first obtain the reception chip sequence.For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, carry out demultiplexing to receiving chip sequence, thereby obtain to receive the pilot chip sequence and receive the data chips sequence.The PN sign indicating number of this receiver is distributed in use, handle receiving pilot chip sequence (for TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode) or receiving chip sequence (for continuous CDM pilot tone send mode), to obtain from the time domain channel gain estimation of many propagation paths of transmitted from transmitter to receiver.Rake receiver can be used for carrying out pilot tone at the receiver place and handle.Channel gain is estimated to do further processing (for example, carrying out interpolation operation), and it is carried out conversion, estimate with the domain channel response that obtains a plurality of subbands.
For continuous CDM pilot tone send mode, can carry out Pilot Interference elimination (estimating) to receiving chip sequence, thereby obtain to receive the data chips sequence based on channel gain.For these two kinds of pilot tone send modes, according to the multicarrier demodulation mode (for example, for OFDM) and the channel response estimation, handle receiving data chips sequence (if any) or receiving chip sequence, to obtain the data recovered symbol, this data symbol is the estimation by the data symbol of transmitter transmission.If send data symbol by frequency hopping, then the same FH sequence of being used by the transmitter place in the particular sub-band of each hop period acquisition restore data symbol is determined.
Technology described herein has various advantages, comprises can supporting any frequency hopping rate and can not influencing pilot-frequency expense.In fact, frequency hopping rate can be as OFDM symbol in each hop period piece.Fast frequency-hopped speed can be improved and disturbs average and reduce required surplus, and the latter can improve the utilization of power system capacity.
Be elaborated with embodiment to various aspects of the present invention below.
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Fig. 1 shows traditional pilot tone send mode of frequency-hopped ofdm A system;
Fig. 2 shows TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode;
Fig. 3 shows continuous CDM pilot tone send mode;
Fig. 4 shows an exemplary OFDMA system;
Fig. 5 A and 5B show the block diagram of terminal and base station respectively;
Fig. 6 A and 6B show the block diagram of transmission (TX) pilot processor and the sequential chart of TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode respectively;
Fig. 6 C and 6D show the block diagram of TX pilot processor and the sequential chart of continuous CDM pilot tone send mode respectively;
Fig. 7 A shows the block diagram of reception (RX) pilot processor that is used for TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode.
Fig. 7 B and 7C show the RX pilot processor that is used for continuous CDM pilot tone send mode and the block diagram of Pilot Interference arrester respectively;
Fig. 8 A shows the processing of using TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode to send broadband pilots;
Fig. 8 B shows the processing of using continuous CDM pilot tone send mode to send broadband pilots;
Fig. 8 C shows the processing of using TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode to receive broadband pilots; And
Fig. 8 D shows the processing of using continuous CDM pilot tone send mode to receive broadband pilots.
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" exemplary " used herein speech means " as example, illustration or explanation ".Here being described to any embodiment of " exemplary " or design should not be interpreted as than other embodiment or design more preferably or have superiority.
In the following description, " channel gain estimation " is to estimate from the time domain of the complex channel gain of the propagation path of transmitted from transmitter to receiver." channel frequency response estimation " (or briefly, " channel response estimation ") is that the frequency domain of channel response of the particular sub-band of the communication channel between the transmitter and receiver is estimated (this communication channel may comprise a plurality of propagation paths).Can estimate to handle and conversion to channel gain, estimate, hereinafter will make description this thereby obtain channel response." channel estimating " system refers to that the channel gain of communication channel is estimated, channel response is estimated or the estimation of some other type.
The OFDMA system adopts OFDM, and OFDM is the multi-carrier modulation technology that whole system bandwidth efficient ground is divided into a plurality of (N) orthogonal subbands.These subbands are also referred to as voiced band (tone), subcarrier, frequency band (bin) and frequency subchannels usually.Use the OFDM technology, each subband is associated with the respective sub that data available is modulated.In some ofdm systems, N is only arranged DataIndividual subband is used for data and sends N PilotIndividual subband is used for pilot tone and sends N GuardIndividual subband is not used, and subband is protected in conduct, thereby makes system meet the spectral mask requirement, wherein N=N Data+ N Pilot+ N GuardFor the sake of simplicity, following description supposes that all N subband all can be used for data and sends.
Fig. 1 represents the conventional pilot tone send mode 100 of frequency-hopped ofdm A system.Pilot tone and data that Fig. 1 shows on one time of the frequency plane send, and wherein, vertical axis is represented frequency, the trunnion axis express time.In this example, N=8 is these 8 sub-band allocation labels 1 to 8.Can define maximum 8 Traffic Channels, wherein, in each hop period, each Traffic Channel is used a subband in these 8 subbands.Hop period is the duration that is spent on given subband, it can be defined as the duration that equals one or more OFDM symbols.
The FH sequence that each Traffic Channel is all different with one is associated.(k T) generates the FH sequence of all Traffic Channels, and wherein, k represents Traffic Channel quantity, and T is to be the system time of unit representation with the hop period can to use a FH function f.N different FH sequences can (k, T) N the different value of middle k generates with this FH function f.The FH sequence table of each Traffic Channel is shown in the particular sub-band that is used for this Traffic Channel in each hop period.For clarity sake, Fig. 1 shows the subband that is used for a Traffic Channel.As can be seen from Figure 1, this Traffic Channel is with pseudorandom mode frequency hopping between by its determined subband of FH sequence.
For the pilot tone send mode 100 of routine, in each hop period, one group P frequency pilot sign (representing with filled box) sends in the mode of carrying out TDM with one group of data symbol (using twill box indicating), wherein, and P 〉=1.Usually, P allows receiver individually channel response to be estimated the quantity of required frequency pilot sign in each hop period.P frequency pilot sign represented the needed fixed overhead of each hop period.When hop period shortened, this fixed overhead shared ratio in transmission will become big.Therefore, frequency hopping rate is subjected to the restriction of pilot-frequency expense.
Here provide and in multi-carrier communications systems, be applicable to fast frequency-hopped pilot tone send mode.These pilot tone send modes are highly suitable in the reverse link, but also can be used for forward link.For clarity sake, at the reverse link in the OFDMA system these pilot tone send modes are described especially below.
Fig. 2 shows the TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode 200 of frequency-hopped ofdm A system.For this pilot tone send mode, each user sends a broadband pilots, and this broadband pilots is to have carried out time-multiplexed with this user's data transmission.On all N subband, send this broadband pilots, thereby receiver (for example, base station) can be estimated whole channel response simultaneously.This broadband pilots also can be used the direct sequence spread spectrum to handle and generate in time domain, and is as mentioned below.
Broadband pilots has T pThe duration of second, perhaps T p=N pT s, N wherein pThe quantity of the OFDM symbol period that sends for this broadband pilots, T sIt is the duration of an OFDM symbol.For the example shown in Fig. 2, T p=2T s, one of them hop period is corresponding to an OFDM symbol period.In general, pilot tone duration T pReceiver is selected as long enough, so that can obtain enough channel response estimations accurately of each user.The pilot tone duration T pMay depend on a plurality of factors, for example, each user's available launch power value and all users the worst desired channel conditions etc.
Every T wSend a broadband pilots second, so broadband pilots is with T wSecond is as the cycle.For the example shown in Fig. 2, T w=14T sGenerally speaking, can select pilot period T wτ coherence time than communication channel is short, that is, and and T w<τ.Be meant the substantially invariable time interval of communication channel coherence time.By selecting T w<τ can guarantee the whole T of channel response estimation between the broadband pilots burst wAll effective in second.
For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, pilot-frequency expense is by the pilot tone duration T pWith pilot period T wDecision, then both depend on some feature (for example, coherence time) of communication channel again.This pilot tone send mode can be supported any frequency hopping rate, and don't can influence pilot-frequency expense.In fact, frequency hopping rate can be equally fast as an OFDM symbol (that is, the character rate frequency hopping) in each hop period, and for foregoing reason, this is very gratifying.
As shown in Figure 2, each user's broadband pilots sends with burst form, and can not disturb this user's data to send.The interference of all users' pilot certificate in the sub-district, the user can at the same time at interval in their broadband pilots of transmission.In this case, all users' broadband pilots can not disturb their data to send in each sub-district.In addition, send also not can the phase mutual interference for all user's data in each sub-district, and this is because these users have used the FH sequence of quadrature.
All users send broadband pilots simultaneously and mean that these broadband pilots are with the phase mutual interference.In order to alleviate the interference between the pilot tone, can carry out " orthogonalization " to all users' broadband pilots.Can be accomplished in several ways the orthogonalization of broadband pilots, below wherein some modes be described.
In one embodiment, each user's frequency pilot sign is used the unique orthogonal code of this user is carried out " covering ".Covering is a kind of processing, wherein, multiply by frequency pilot sign to be sent with all W chip of a W chip orthogonal code, thereby obtains W covering chip, then it is done further processing and transmission.This orthogonal code can be Walsh (Walsh) sign indicating number, Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor OVSF (OVSF) sign indicating number, Quasi Orthogonal Function (QOF) etc.Then, use all users' public PN sign indicating number, each user's covering pilot tone is spread on all N subband.Usually, any PN sign indicating number that has usually a characteristic relevant with good PN sign indicating number (the low cross-correlation at for example, smooth spectral response, different time side-play amount place or zero cross-correlation etc.) may be used to spread spectrum.PN sign indicating number also can be known as scrambler or other term.
In another embodiment, each user's frequency pilot sign uses for the unique PN sign indicating number of this user and expands in the enterprising line frequency spectrum of all N subband.For this embodiment, the PN sign indicating number both had been used for orthogonalization, also was used for spread spectrum.The specific PN sign indicating number of user can be defined as the different time skew of public PN sign indicating number, is similar to the different time skew of the used short PN code of different base station in IS-95 and the IS-2000 system.In this case, distribute a unique time migration for each user, and this user's PN sign indicating number can be identified by the time migration that is distributed.This public PN sign indicating number can be expressed as PN (n), and the time migration of distributing to user x can be expressed as Δ T x, and the PN sign indicating number of user x can be expressed as PN (n+ Δ T x).
For these two embodiment, each user's broadband pilots is code division multiplexing and time-multiplexed.For clarity sake, describe at these embodiment below, wherein, use the specific PN sign indicating number of user that each user's broadband pilots is carried out spread spectrum, so that the Pilot Interference from other user is suppressed.
In Fig. 2, broadband pilots sends with CDM, and data send and send with OFDM.Below the processing at the transmitter and receiver place in the CDM/TDM pilot tone send mode is described.
Fig. 3 represents the CDM pilot tone send mode 300 of frequency-hopped ofdm A system.For this pilot tone send mode, each user sends the broadband pilots of stack (that is, adding) on data send continuously.In addition, broadband pilots also sends on all N subband, and receiver (for example, base station) can be estimated whole channel response.
Continuous broadband pilots can send with low level, still makes receiver can obtain the good quality channel response simultaneously and estimates.This is because receiver can be integrated/accumulate a plurality of reception pilot chip, thereby realizes very big signal processing gain according to the CDM integration, and this is similar to the gain that obtains in cdma system.It is possible that a plurality of reception chips are integrated, and this is to be concerned with because of communication channel in a plurality of OFDM symbol periods.
Each user's continuous wide band pilot tone is interfering with each other.Be similar to TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, can carry out orthogonalization to all users' broadband pilots, thereby alleviate the interference between pilot tone and the pilot tone.As mentioned above, realize that the orthogonalization of all users' broadband pilots can be used (1) different orthogonal code and public PN sign indicating number with spread spectrum, or (2) different specific PN sign indicating number of user.For clarity sake, following explanation supposes that each user's the specific PN sign indicating number of broadband pilots use user carries out orthogonalization and spread spectrum, thereby suppresses the Pilot Interference from other user.
Each user's continuous wide band pilot tone also can disturb this user's data to send and other user's data sends.The interference of this pilot certificate as shown in Figure 3, the data symbol square frame is the band shade, the expression broadband pilots is superimposed upon on these data symbols.Yet as previously mentioned, each user's continuous wide band pilot tone only needs a spot of transmitting power.Therefore, because total Pilot Interference that all users' broadband pilots causes each user's data transmission to observe is very little.In addition, the interference that is caused by broadband pilots be estimated and be eliminated to receiver can, is explained below.
For continuous CDM pilot tone send mode (and TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode), pilot-frequency expense is determined with the ratio that data send used transmission power level by the used transmission power level of broadband pilots.Therefore, pilot-frequency expense is fixed, and does not rely on frequency hopping rate.CDM pilot tone send mode can be supported any frequency hopping rate (comprising the character rate frequency hopping) continuously, and can not influence pilot-frequency expense.
For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode and continuous CDM pilot tone send mode, each user's broadband pilots sends with the predetermined electric power level usually.Yet, also can send broadband pilots by the power level of closed power control loop control.
Fig. 4 expresses support for multi-user's exemplary OFDMA system 400.System 400 comprises a plurality of base stations 410, and base station 410 provides and the communicating by letter of a plurality of terminals 420.The base station is meant the fixed communication station that is used for terminal communication, also can be called as other term of base station transceiver subsystem (BTS), access point, Node B or some.Terminal 420 is dispersed in the whole system usually, and each terminal can be that fix or mobile.Terminal also can be called as other term of mobile radio station, subscriber equipment (UE), Wireless Telecom Equipment or some.Each terminal can any one given time forward link and/or on reverse link with one or more base station communications.This depend on this terminal whether be activate, whether support whether soft handover and this terminal are in soft changing state.Forward link (that is, down link) is meant the communication link from the base station to the terminal, and reverse link (that is up link) is meant the communication link from terminal to base station.For the sake of simplicity, only shown the transmission on the reverse link among Fig. 4.
System controller 430 is connected to base station 410, and can carry out multiple function, and for example (1) for the coordination and the control of these base stations, and the data between (2) these base stations are sought the footpath, and (3) visit between and these base stations of control terminal of serving.
Fig. 5 A shows the block diagram of the embodiment of terminal 420x, and terminal 420x is a terminal in the OFDMA system 400.For the sake of simplicity, only show the transmitter section of terminal 420x among Fig. 5 A.
In terminal 420x inside, encoder/interleaver 512 receptions are from the business datum of data source 510 and control data and other data of coming self-controller 540.512 pairs of data that receive of encoder/interleaver format, encode and interweave, thus the coded data of providing.Then, modulator 514 is modulated coded data according to one or more modulation systems (for example, QPSK, M-PSK, M-QAM etc.), thereby modulation symbol (or be referred to as simply " data symbol ") is provided.Each modulation symbol is the complex values of a specified point of the ensemble (signal constellation) that is used for the modulation system of this modulation symbol.
Frequency hopping and OFDM that OFDM modulator 520 is carried out data symbol handle.In OFDM modulator 520, TX FH processor 522 receives data symbol and these data symbols is provided on the suitable subband of being determined by the FH sequence of the Traffic Channel of distributing to terminal 420x.This FH sequence is represented the specific subband that uses that controller 540 provides in each hop period.For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, TX FH processor 522 only provides data symbol during data send, as shown in Figure 2.For continuous CDM pilot tone send mode, TX FH processor 522 provides the data symbol of each hop period continuously, as shown in Figure 3.Under any circumstance, the pseudo-random fashion of data symbol to determine, dynamically frequency hopping between subband by the FH sequence.For each OFDM symbol period, TX FH processor 522 provides N " transmission " symbol of N subband.This N sends the signal values of zero that symbol comprises a data symbol (if data send) of the subband that is used for the data transmission and is not used for each subband of data transmission.
Inverse fast fourier transform (IFFT) unit 524 receives N transmission symbol of each OFDM symbol period.Then, IFFT unit 524 uses N point IFFT to send sign reversing to time domain with this N, thereby obtains to comprise " after the conversion " symbol of N time domain " data " chip.Each data chips is the complex values (spreading rate is relevant with the whole bandwidth of system) that will send in a chip period.Cyclic Prefix generator 526 receives N data chip of symbol after each conversion, and the part of symbol after the repeated transformation, comprises N+C with formation pThe OFDM symbol of individual data chip, wherein C pQuantity for the data chips that is repeated.Be repeated part and often be called Cyclic Prefix, be used to overcome by the caused intersymbol interference of frequency selective fading (ISI).The OFDM symbol period is corresponding to the duration of an OFDM symbol, i.e. N+C pIndividual chip period.Cyclic Prefix generator 526 provides the stream of data chips of OFDM symbols streams.
Send (TX) pilot processor 530 and receive stream of data chips and at least one frequency pilot sign.TX pilot processor 530 generates broadband pilots, this broadband pilots or to be to use data chips (for TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode) to carry out time-multiplexed, or be superimposed upon (for continuous CDM pilot tone send mode) on the data chips.TX pilot processor 530 provides " transmission " stream of chips.For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, each sends chip is data chips or pilot chip.For continuous CDM pilot tone send mode, each sends chip is data chips and pilot chip sum.Transmitter unit (TMTR) 532 is handled described transmission stream of chips, thereby obtains modulation signal, and this modulation signal sends to the base station from antenna 534.
Fig. 5 B shows the block diagram of the embodiment of a base station 410x in OFDMA system 400.For the sake of simplicity, only show the receiver section of base station 410x among Fig. 5 B.
Antenna 552 receives the modulation signal that is sent by terminal 420x.The signal that receives from antenna 552 is provided for receiver unit (RCVR) 554, and is handled by this receiver unit 554, so that sampling is provided.Receiver unit 553 can be further carries out sample rate conversion (from the receiver sampling rate to spreading rate), frequency/phase correction and other preliminary treatment to these samplings.Receiver unit 553 provides " reception " stream of chips.
Receive 560 receptions of (RX) pilot processor and handle the receiving code laminar flow, thereby recover broadband pilots and the data chips that sends by terminal 420x.Several designs to RX pilot processor 560 describe below.RX pilot processor 560 will receive stream of data chips and offer ofdm demodulator 570, and channel gain is estimated to offer digital signal processor (DSP) 562.DSP562 handles this channel gain, estimates thereby obtain the channel response that is used for data demodulates, and is as described below.
In ofdm demodulator 570, cp removal unit 572 receives the received data stream of chips, and removes the Cyclic Prefix on the OFDM symbol that is attached to each reception, thus the symbol that obtains to be received through conversion.Then, FFT unit 574 uses N point FFT, and the sign reversing after each received conversion is arrived frequency domain, thereby obtains N receiving symbol of this N subband.RX FH processor 576 obtains N receiving symbol of each OFDM symbol period, and the receiving symbol from suitable subband is provided, as this OFDM symbol period the reception data symbol.Obtaining the particular sub-band that receives data symbol at each OFDM symbol period is determined by the FH sequence of the Traffic Channel of distributing to terminal 420x.This FH sequence is provided by controller 590.Because the data of terminal 420x send dynamically frequency hopping between subband, so TX FH processor 522 collaborative works among RX FH processor 576 and the terminal 420x provide the data symbol that is received from suitable subband.The FH sequence of being used by the RX FH processor 576 at base station 410x place is with identical by the FH sequence of TX FH processor 522 uses at base station 420x place.In addition, the FH sequence at base station 410x and base station 420x place is synchronous.RX FH processor 576 offers demodulator 580 with received data symbol stream.
Demodulator 580 receives received data symbol, and uses from the channel sound road of DSP 562 and estimate received data symbol is carried out coherent demodulation, thereby obtains the data recovered symbol.Channel response is estimated at being used for the subband that data send.Demodulator 580 further reflects the data recovered symbol to be penetrated, thereby obtains demodulating data.Then, 582 pairs of demodulating datas of deinterleaver/decoder carry out deinterleaving and decoding, thereby decoded data is provided, and this decoded data can be provided for data and converge 584 so that storage.Usually, the performed processing of performed processing in the unit among the 410x of base station and the corresponding units among the terminal 420x is complementary.
The operation at controller 540 and 590 difference control terminal 420x and base station 410x place.Memory cell 542 and 592 is stored controller 540 and 590 program code and the data of using respectively.Controller 540 also can be carried out the processing relevant with pilot tone with 590.For example, when should be respectively the broadband pilots of terminal 420x being sent and receiving, controller 540 and 590 can be determined the time interval.
For clarity sake, Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B show the pilot tone on the reverse link and the transmission and the reception of data respectively.Pilot tone on the forward link and data send can adopt similar or different processing.
Fig. 6 A shows the block diagram of the TX pilot processor 530a that can be used for TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode.TX pilot processor 530a is an embodiment of the TX pilot processor 530 among Fig. 5 A, and it comprises pilot generator 610, multiplier 616 and multiplexer (MUX) 618.
In pilot generator 610, multiplier 612 receives frequency pilot sign and uses PN sign indicating number PN x(n) multiply by this frequency pilot sign, thereby pilot chip stream is provided.Frequency pilot sign can be any real number or the complex values that terminal 420x and base station 410x priori are learnt.PN sign indicating number PN x(n) distribute to terminal 520x, wherein " n " is chip index.For this embodiment, described PN sign indicating number can be expressed as PN x(n)=PN (n+ Δ T x), wherein, distribute the different time shifted by delta T of a public PN sign indicating number PN (n) for each user xMultiplier 614 receives pilot chip stream, and with adjusting factor K pIt is adjusted, and adjusted pilot chip is provided.Multiplier 616 receives stream of data chips, and with adjusting factor K dIt is adjusted, and adjusted stream of data chips is provided.Adjust factor K pAnd K dBe identified for the transmitting power of broadband pilots and data symbol respectively.Multiplexer 618 receives adjusted stream of data chips, and with adjusted pilot chip adjusted stream of data chips is carried out multiplexing, thereby the transmission stream of chips is provided.Here multiplexing carried out in the TDM control that provides according to controller 540.
Fig. 6 B shows the sequential chart of TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode.Comprise with pilot chip from the transmission chip of TX pilot processor 530a and to carry out time-multiplexed data chips.TDM control determines when to be provided data chips and pilot chip as sending chip.Can be with PN sign indicating number PN x(n) length is chosen as the duration that equals a broadband pilots burst, i.e. N p(N+C p) individual chip.Perhaps, the PN code length can be chosen as duration or other duration of the duration that equals a plurality of OFDM symbols, the burst of a plurality of broadband pilots.
Fig. 6 C shows the block diagram of the TX pilot processor 530b that can be used for continuous CDM pilot tone send mode.TX pilot processor 530b is another embodiment of the TX pilot processor 530 among Fig. 5 A, and it comprises pilot generator 620, multiplier 626 and adder 628.
In pilot generator 620, multiplier 622 receives frequency pilot signs, and with the PN sign indicating number PN that distributes to terminal 420x x(n) multiply by this frequency pilot sign, thereby pilot chip stream is provided.Multiplier 624 receives pilot chip stream, and uses and adjust factor K pPilot chip stream is adjusted, and adjusted pilot chip stream is provided.Multiplier 626 receives stream of data chips, and uses and adjust factor K dThis stream of data chips is adjusted, and adjusted stream of data chips is provided.Adder 628 receives adjusted data chips, and with the addition with it of adjusted pilot tone code stream, thereby the transmission stream of chips is provided.
Fig. 6 D shows the sequential chart of continuous CDM pilot tone send mode.Transmission chip from TX pilot processor 530b is made up of the data chips of stack (that is, adding) on pilot chip.Can select PN sign indicating number PN x(n) length is the duration that equals an OFDM symbol, that is, and and N+C pIndividual chip.Perhaps, can select the PN code length to equal the duration of a plurality of OFDM symbols or other duration.
Fig. 6 A and 6C show and use the direct sequence spread spectrum processing to generate broadband pilots in time domain.Also can otherwise generate broadband pilots, and this is also within protection scope of the present invention.For example, can in frequency domain, generate broadband pilots.In this embodiment kind, TDM pilot tone send mode, can be on N subband in pilot burst periods pilot symbol transmitted, perhaps, for the continuous pilot send mode, pilot symbol transmitted continuously.N frequency pilot sign on this N subband can carry out orthogonalization with orthogonal code or PN sign indicating number, thereby makes the base station discern one by one and recover a plurality of frequency domain broadband pilots that a plurality of terminals send simultaneously.
Fig. 7 A shows the block diagram of the RX pilot processor 560a that can be used for TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode.RX pilot processor 560a is an embodiment of the RX pilot processor 560 among Fig. 5 B, comprises demodulation multiplexer (Demux) 712 and Rake receiver 720.
Demodulation multiplexer 712 receives the stream of chips that receives from receiver unit 554, and uses the multiplexing complimentary fashion performed with terminal 420x, and these chips are carried out demultiplexing.The TDM control that this demultiplexing is to use controller 590 to be provided is carried out, as shown in Fig. 6 B.Demodulation multiplexer 712 offers ofdm demodulator 570 with the data chips that receives, and the pilot chip that receives is offered Rake receiver 720.
The signal that receives at base station 410x place can comprise a plurality of examples (or multipath component) of the modulation signal that terminal 420x sends.Each multipath component is relevant with the concrete time that arrives base station 410x with concrete complex channel gain.Depend on the channel gain of each multipath component and the time of advent propagation path of this multipath component.Searcher (not shown among Fig. 7 A) is the strong multipath component of search in the signal that receives, and be provided the opportunity of each enough strong multipath component of being found.Searcher in each time migration place with the chip and the PN sign indicating number PN that receive x(n) carry out association, come the strong multipath component of search signal, this is similar to the search of carrying out in the cdma system and handles.A kind of technology that is used to search for discontinuous (being gate) pilot tone is at U.S. Patent application No.09/846 that submit to, that be entitled as " method and apparatus (Method andapparatus for searching a gated pilot) that is used to search for gated pilot " on May 1 calendar year 2001, the existing description in 963.
Rake receiver 720 comprises M finger processor 722a to 722m, wherein M>1.Each finger processor 722 can be assigned with and be used for handling the different multipath component that searcher is found.In each finger processor of distributing 722, the PN sign indicating number PN of multiplier 724 usefulness time-delay x(n+ τ i) multiply by the pilot chip that receives, separate the spread spectrum chip thereby provide.PN sign indicating number PN x(n+ τ i) for distributing to the PN sign indicating number PN of terminal 420x x(n) time-delay version, wherein, τ iThe corresponding time migration time of advent for i multipath component handling with finger processor.Then, accumulator (ACC) 726 is at N AccAdd up to separating the spread spectrum chip in the individual chip period, and estimate G for the multipath component that is distributed provides channel gain iAccumulation interval N AccDepend on ACC control, and can be selected as equaling pilot burst duration, PN code length or (the pilot burst duration can equal or be not equal to the PN code length) at interval At All Other Times.M finger processor 722a to 722m can estimate for M different multipath component provides M channel gain with different time migrations.728 pairs of channel gains from the finger processor 722 of being distributed of multiplexer are estimated to carry out multiplexing.Estimate the non-uniform spacing time domain channel impulse response of the communication channel of expression terminal 420x from the channel gain of Rake receiver 720, wherein, this depends at interval and these channel gains are estimated relevant time migration τ i
Fig. 7 A also shows DSP 562a, and it is the embodiment of DSP 562 among Fig. 5 B.In DSP 562a, interpolation device 752 is estimated from the gain of Rake receiver 720 receive channels, these non-uniform spacing channel gains is estimated to carry out interpolation, and N chip-spaced yield value is provided, and is used for representing the estimation channel impulse response of terminal 420x.The interpolation that channel gain is estimated is according to their offset THS correlation time iCarry out.Interpolation also can use linear interpolation or other interpolation technique well known in the prior art to finish.FFT unit 754 receives N chip-spaced yield value from interpolation device 752, this N yield value is carried out N point FFT, thereby N frequency domain value is provided.This N frequency domain value is the estimated value of channel response of N subband of the communication channel of terminal 420x.
For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, broadband pilots sends with burst form, and data symbol sends between these pilot burst, as shown in Figure 2.FFT 754 provides the channel response of each broadband pilots burst to estimate.Interpolation device 756 receives this channel responses from FFT 754 to be estimated, and it is carried out interpolation, is provided for the channel response estimation of process the interpolation of each subband that data send then.Interpolation device 756 can be carried out the interpolation of linear interpolation or other type.Demodulator 580 uses through the channel response of interpolation to be estimated, the data symbol that is received is carried out coherent demodulation.Perhaps, interpolation device 756 also can provide estimating near the channel response that pilot burst obtained of each subband of sending from data simply.
Fig. 7 B shows the block diagram of the RX pilot processor 560b that can be used for continuous CDM pilot tone send mode.RX pilot processor 560b is another embodiment of the RX pilot processor 560 among Fig. 5 B, comprises Rake receiver 720 and optional Pilot Interference arrester 730.
The receiving code laminar flow that Pilot Interference arrester 730 receives from receiver unit 554, and in the following manner these chips are handled, thereby the reception data chips is provided.If there is no the Pilot Interference arrester 730, and then directly will receive chip provides as receiving data chips.Rake receiver 720 receives and handles receiving chip at the described mode of Fig. 7 A with the front.Can select the accumulation interval N of each accumulator 726 AccBe an OFDM symbol period, a plurality of OFDM symbol period, PN code length or At All Other Times at interval.M in the Rake receiver 720 finger processor 722a to 722m can provide maximum M channel gains to estimate for the estimation channel impulse response of terminal 420x.
DSP 562b receives and handles the channel gain estimation from Rake receiver 720, thereby estimates for terminal 420x provides channel response.DSP 562b comprises interpolation device 762, FFT unit 764 and filter 766.The mode of the description that interpolation device 762 and FFT unit 764 are done at the interpolation device among Fig. 7 A 752 and FFT unit 754 with the front is respectively worked.The 766 pairs of channel responses of filter estimate to carry out filtering, and provide filtered channel response to estimate for each is used for subband that data send.Demodulator 580 uses filtered channel to ring estimation, carries out coherent demodulation to receiving data symbol.
Fig. 7 C shows the block diagram of the embodiment of the Pilot Interference arrester 730 among the RX pilot processor 560b.Pilot Interference arrester 730 comprises K Pilot Interference estimator 760a to 760k, wherein K 〉=1.Each Pilot Interference estimator 760 can be used to estimate the Pilot Interference that caused by a terminal.For clarity sake, a Pilot Interference estimator 760x is described below, is used for the Pilot Interference of coming self terminal 420x is estimated.
Pilot Interference estimator 760x comprises M pilot generator 762a to 762m and adder 768.Each pilot generator 762 can be distributed to a different multi-path component of being handled by Rake receiver 720, that is, a pilot generator 762 is relevant with each finger processor of distributing 722.The multipath component and the time-delay PN sign indicating number PN that provides by correlated branch processor 722 of each pilot generator 762 are provided x(n+ τ i) and channel gain estimation G iRelevant.In each pilot generator 762, multiplier 764 is with frequency pilot sign and time-delay PN sign indicating number PN x(n+ τ i) multiply each other, and it is further estimated G with channel gain by multiplier 766 iMultiply each other, thereby estimate for the multipath component that is distributed provides pilot chip.Then, adder 768 will be estimated addition from the pilot chip of the pilot processor 762 of all distribution, and the Pilot Interference that is caused by terminal 420x is provided.
Adder 770 receives the Pilot Interference of handling of all terminals, and with they additions, thereby total Pilot Interference is provided.Adder 772 deducts this total Pilot Interference from receive chip, thereby the reception data chips is provided.
Fig. 8 A shows the flow chart that adopts TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode to send the processing 810 of broadband pilots in wireless multi-carrier communication system (for example, OFDMA system).Handle at least one frequency pilot sign (for example, in time domain, using direct sequence spread spectrum to handle) with the PN sign indicating number, to obtain the pilot chip sequence (step 812) of this broadband pilots.This PN sign indicating number is used for frequency pilot sign is carried out spread spectrum, and identifies the sending entity of broadband pilots uniquely.According to multi-carrier modulation (for example, OFDM) deal with data symbol, thereby acquisition data chips sequence (step 814).If use frequency hopping to send this data symbol, then the concrete subband that is used for data symbol at each hop period is determined by a FH sequence.Pilot chip sequence and data chips sequence can use two adjustment factors to adjust, thus the transmitting power of control broadband pilots and data symbol.Pilot chip sequence and data chips sequence are carried out multiplexing, thereby obtain pilot tone and data chips sequence (step 816) through TDM.Pilot tone and data chips sequence through TDM are done further processing and transmission (step 818).
Fig. 8 B shows and adopts continuous CDM pilot tone send mode to send the flow chart of the processing 830 of broadband pilots in wireless multi-carrier communication system.Handle at least one frequency pilot sign with the PN sign indicating number, thereby obtain pilot chip sequence (step 832).The data symbol is handled, thereby obtained data chips sequence (step 834). Step 832 and 834 corresponds respectively to the step 812 and 814 among Fig. 8 A.With data chips sequence and the addition of pilot chip sequence, thus pilot tone and data chips sequence (step 836) after obtaining to make up.Pilot tone and data chips sequence after the combination are done further processing and transmission (step 838).
Fig. 8 C shows the flow chart of the processing 850 in the wireless multi-carrier communication system, and this processing 850 is used to receive the broadband pilots that adopts TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode to send.Obtain to receive chip sequence (step 852), and it is carried out demultiplexing, thereby obtain to receive the pilot chip sequence and receive data chips sequence (step 854).Handle reception pilot chip sequence with a PN sign indicating number (for example, using Rake receiver), thereby the channel gain that obtains many propagation paths is estimated (step 856).This PN sign indicating number is to distribute to its broadband pilots just at processed sending entity.Channel gain is estimated further to handle (for example, interpolation), thereby obtain chip-spaced yield value sequence, then it is carried out conversion, thereby the channel response that obtains a plurality of subbands is estimated (step 858).
(for example, estimate with channel response OFDM) that handle receiving the data chips sequence, thereby obtain the data recovered symbol, the data recovered symbol is the estimated value (step 860) by the data symbol of sending entity transmission according to the multicarrier demodulation mode.If this data symbol adopts frequency hopping mode to send, the concrete subband that then in each hop period, obtains the restore data symbol by with sending entity in used same FH sequence determine.
Fig. 8 D shows the flow chart of the processing 870 in the wireless multi-carrier communication system, and this is handled 850 and receives the broadband pilots that adopts continuous CDM pilot tone send mode to send.Obtain to receive chip sequence, described reception chip sequence comprises pilot tone and the data chips sequence (step 872) after the combination that is sent by sending entity.Handle the reception chip sequence with the PN sign indicating number of sending entity, estimate (step 874) thereby obtain channel gain.Further this channel gain is estimated to handle, thereby the channel response that obtains a plurality of subbands is estimated (step 876).
Can carry out the Pilot Interference elimination to receiving chip sequence, thereby obtain to receive data chips sequence (step 878).Step 878 is optionally, so the with dashed lines frame table shows.Pilot Interference is eliminated and can be undertaken by following step: the interference that (1) estimation is caused by broadband pilots (using the channel gain of a plurality of propagation paths to estimate) and (2) are eliminated from the estimation that receives chip sequence and are disturbed, thereby acquisition receives the data chips sequence.Can estimate and eliminate the Pilot Interference that causes by a plurality of sending entities with similar mode.Estimate according to multicarrier demodulation mode and channel response, handle receiving data chips sequence (eliminating) or receiving chip sequence (not eliminating), thereby obtain data recovered symbol (step 880) if carry out Pilot Interference if carry out Pilot Interference.
CDM pilot tone send mode described here can provide various benefits for the OFDMA system.For TDM/CDM pilot tone send mode, receiver can send the estimation of obtaining whole broad-band channel with a pilot tone.For continuous CDM pilot tone send mode, receiver can obtain the estimation of whole broad-band channel, even the user is sending data and frequency hopping.For these two kinds of pilot tone send modes, frequency hopping rate no longer influences pilot-frequency expense.In addition, data send and can carry out frequency hopping with any frequency hopping rate, up to comprise frequency hopping in each OFDM symbol period.
Because broadband pilots is the CDM pilot tone, so the OFDMA system also can obtain advantage from many advantages of cdma system.These benefits comprise:
Power control faster;
Soft handover (if the base station is that then performance is better synchronously); And
Better temporal resolution is so that better time tracking.
The base station can receive the modulation signal from a plurality of terminals simultaneously.Can handle the CDM pilot tone of each terminal, thereby obtain the various measurement results of this terminal, for example receive pilot length, time and frequency retrieval etc.These measurement results can be used to support power control, soft handover or other function.Usually the transmitting power of each terminal is controlled, thereby made the modulation signal that on the base station, receives can not take some parts (for example, whole dynamic ranges ADC) in place, the base station receiver unit.Can obtain faster power control with the CDM pilot tone, this is because pilot tone is handled chip but not the OFDM symbol carries out.Power control faster can provide the performance of improvement for all terminals.According to the chip one-level but not the pilot tone of OFDM symbol one-level is handled the also temporal resolution that can obtain to improve.Use the pilot signal strength measurements of the improvement of CDM pilot tone, also can more easily carry out soft handover.
Technology described here can be used for frequency-hopped ofdm A system and other wireless multi-carrier communication system.For example, these technology can be used for adopting the system of other multi-carrier modulation technology such as Discrete multi-tone (DMT).The CDM pilot tone can adopt frequency hopping or not adopt frequency hopping.
Technology described here can realize by the various modules on transmitter or the receiver.The pilot tone at transmitter and receiver place and data processing can realize with the mode of hardware, software or soft or hard combination.Realize for hardware, processor unit (for example, TX pilot processor 530, RX pilot processor 560 and DSP 562 etc.) can be implemented as in one or more application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)s (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP), digital signal processor spare (DSPD), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), processor, controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic unit and realize, thus realize function described here and combination thereof.
Realize that for software the pilot tone at transmitter and receiver place and data processing can realize (for example, process, function etc.) with the module of carrying out function described here.Software code can be stored in the memory cell (for example, the memory cell 542 and 592 among Fig. 5 A and the 5B), and is carried out by processor (for example, controller 540 and 590).Memory cell can be implemented in the inside or the outside of processor, externally under the situation of Shi Xianing, can keep communicating to connect by various means well known in the prior art and processor.
By the description of front to disclosed embodiment, those skilled in the art can make or use the present invention.The various modifications of these embodiment are sayed it is apparent for those skilled in the art, and the General Principle that defines also can be used for other embodiment, and does not break away from spirit of the present invention or protection range here.Therefore, the present invention also is not intended to the embodiment shown in being limited to here, but should comprise and disclosed here principle and novel features the wideest corresponding to protection range.

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1, a kind of method that sends broadband pilots in wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
With pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of described broadband pilots;
According to multi-carrier modulation deal with data symbol, to obtain the data chips sequence;
With described data chips sequence described pilot chip sequence is carried out time division multiplexing, to obtain pilot tone and data chips sequence through Time Division Multiplexing; And
Send described pilot tone and data chips sequence through TDM.
2, method according to claim 1, wherein, described wireless multi-carrier communication system is OFDM (OFDMA) communication system, and wherein, described modulation system is OFDM (OFDM).
3, method according to claim 1 wherein, uses direct sequence spread spectrum to handle, and with described PN sign indicating number described at least one frequency pilot sign is carried out spread spectrum in time domain, to obtain described pilot chip sequence.
4, method according to claim 1, wherein, described PN sign indicating number identifies the sending entity of described broadband pilots uniquely.
5, method according to claim 1, wherein, described system comprises a plurality of subbands, and wherein, sends described data symbol on the different sub-band in the described a plurality of subbands in the different time interval of being determined by frequency hopping (FH) sequence.
6, method according to claim 1 also comprises:
Use the described pilot chip sequence of adjustment factor pair to adjust, thereby obtain adjusted pilot chip sequence, wherein, the transmitted power level of the described broadband pilots of described adjustment factor representation, and wherein, adjusted pilot chip sequence is carried out time division multiplexing with described data chips sequence.
7, method according to claim 1 wherein, sends described pilot tone and data chips sequence through TDM on the reverse link in described system.
8, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Pilot chip sequence acquisition module is used to use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number that at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of broadband pilots;
Data chips sequence acquisition module is used for according to multi-carrier modulation deal with data symbol, to obtain the data chips sequence;
The time division multiplexing module is used to use described data chips sequence that described pilot chip sequence is carried out time division multiplexing, to obtain pilot tone and the data chips sequence through Time Division Multiplexing; And
Sending module is used to send described pilot tone and data chips sequence through TDM.
9, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Modulator is used for according to multi-carrier modulation the data symbol being handled, to obtain the data chips sequence;
Pilot generator is used to use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number that at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of broadband pilots;
Multiplexer is used to use described data chips sequence that described pilot chip sequence is carried out Time Division Multiplexing, to obtain pilot tone and the data chips sequence through TDM; And
Transmitter unit is used for described pilot tone and data chips sequence through TDM handled and sent.
10, a kind of terminal comprises the described device of claim 9.
11, a kind of base station comprises the described device of claim 9.
12, a kind of processor readable medium that is used for store instruction, described instruction is used for:
In wireless multi-carrier communication system, with pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of broadband pilots;
According to multi-carrier modulation the data symbol is handled, to obtain the data chips sequence;
Use described data chips sequence that described pilot chip sequence is carried out time division multiplexing, to obtain pilot tone and data chips sequence through Time Division Multiplexing, wherein, handle and send described pilot tone and data chips sequence on the communication channel in described system through TDM.
13, a kind of method that receives broadband pilots in wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Obtain the reception chip sequence, described reception chip sequence comprises reception pilot tone and the data chips sequence through Time Division Multiplexing;
Described reception chip sequence is carried out demultiplexing, with reception pilot chip sequence and the reception data chips sequence that obtains described broadband pilots;
With pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number described reception pilot chip sequence is handled, estimated with a plurality of channel responses that obtain a plurality of subbands; And
Estimate according to multicarrier demodulation mode and described a plurality of channel response, described reception data chips sequence is handled, to obtain the data recovered symbol.
14, according to the method for claim 13, wherein, described wireless multi-carrier communication system is OFDM (OFDMA) communication system, and wherein, described multicarrier demodulation mode is at OFDM (OFDM).
15, according to the method for claim 13, wherein, the step that described reception pilot chip sequence is handled comprises:
The a plurality of channel gains that obtain a plurality of propagation paths of described broadband pilots are estimated;
Handle described a plurality of channel gain and estimate, to obtain chip-spaced yield value sequence; And
The described chip-spaced yield value of conversion sequence is estimated with a plurality of channel responses that obtain described a plurality of subbands.
16, according to the method for claim 15, wherein, the Rake receiver that use has a plurality of finger processor obtains described a plurality of channel gain estimation, wherein, each finger processor is used for the different propagation paths of described a plurality of propagation paths are handled, and estimates with the channel gain that described propagation path is provided.
17, according to the method for claim 13, wherein, described system comprises a plurality of subbands, and wherein, obtains described data recovered symbol the different sub-band of the described a plurality of subbands in the different time interval of being determined by frequency hopping (FH) sequence.
18, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Receive the chip sequence acquisition module, be used to obtain the reception chip sequence, described reception chip sequence comprises reception pilot tone and the data chips sequence through Time Division Multiplexing;
Demultiplexing module is used for described reception chip sequence is carried out demultiplexing, with reception pilot chip sequence and the reception data chips sequence that obtains broadband pilots;
The channel response estimation module is used to use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number that described reception pilot chip sequence is handled, and estimates with a plurality of channel responses that obtain a plurality of subbands; And
The data symbol acquisition module is used for estimating according to multicarrier demodulation mode and described a plurality of channel response, described reception data chips sequence is handled, to obtain the data recovered symbol.
19, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Demodulation multiplexer is used for carrying out demultiplexing to receiving chip sequence, and with reception pilot chip sequence and reception data chips sequence that broadband pilots is provided, wherein, described reception chip sequence comprises reception pilot tone and the data chips sequence through Time Division Multiplexing;
Rake receiver is used to use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number that described reception pilot chip sequence is handled, and estimates with a plurality of channel gains of a plurality of propagation paths of obtaining described broadband pilots;
Processor is used for described a plurality of channel gains are estimated to handle, and estimates with a plurality of channel responses that obtain a plurality of subbands; And
Demodulator is used for estimating according to multicarrier demodulation mode and described a plurality of channel response, described reception data chips is handled, to obtain the data recovered symbol.
20, a kind of method that sends broadband pilots in wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number that at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of broadband pilots;
According to multi-carrier modulation the data symbol is handled, to obtain the data chips sequence;
With described pilot chip sequence and the addition of described data chips sequence, with pilot tone and the data chips sequence after the acquisition combination; And
Send pilot tone and data chips sequence after the described combination.
21, method according to claim 20, wherein, described wireless multi-carrier communication system is OFDM (OFDMA) communication system, and wherein, described multi-carrier modulation is OFDM (OFDM).
22, method according to claim 20 wherein, sends described broadband pilots continuously in the duration of described data chips sequence.
23, method according to claim 20 wherein, uses direct sequence spread spectrum to handle, and with the PN sign indicating number at least one frequency pilot sign is carried out spread spectrum in time domain, to obtain described pilot chip sequence.
24, method according to claim 20, wherein, described PN sign indicating number identifies the sending entity of described broadband pilots uniquely.
25, method according to claim 20, wherein, described system comprises a plurality of subbands, and wherein, sends described data symbol on the different sub-band of the described a plurality of subbands in the different time interval of being determined by frequency hopping (FH) sequence.
26, method according to claim 20 further comprises:
Adjust with adjusting the described pilot chip sequence of factor pair, to obtain adjusted pilot chip, wherein, the transmitted power level of the described broadband pilots of described adjustment factor representation, and wherein, with described adjusted chip sequence and the addition of described data chips sequence.
27, method according to claim 20, wherein, pilot tone and data chips sequence on the reverse link in described system after the described combination of transmission.
28, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Pilot chip sequence acquisition module is used to use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number that at least one frequency pilot sign is handled, to obtain the pilot chip sequence of broadband pilots;
Data chips sequence acquisition module is used for according to multi-carrier modulation deal with data symbol, to obtain the data chips sequence;
Summation module is with described pilot chip sequence and the addition of described data chips sequence, with pilot tone and the data chips sequence after the acquisition combination; And
Sending module is used to send pilot tone and data chips sequence after the described combination.
29, a kind of method that receives broadband pilots in wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Obtain the reception chip sequence, described reception chip sequence comprises by pilot tone and data chips sequence after the combination that is sent by sending entity, wherein, pilot tone after the described combination and data chips sequence are by at the sending entity place pilot chip sequence and the addition of data chips sequence of described broadband pilots being obtained;
Use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number to handle described reception chip sequence, estimate with a plurality of channel responses of a plurality of subbands of obtaining described sending entity; And
Estimate according to multi-carrier modulation and described a plurality of channel response, described reception chip sequence is handled, to obtain the data recovered symbol of described sending entity.
30, method according to claim 29, the step of wherein using the PN sign indicating number to handle described reception chip sequence comprises:
The a plurality of channel gains that obtain a plurality of propagation paths of described sending entity are estimated;
Handle described a plurality of channel gain and estimate, to obtain chip-spaced yield value sequence; And
Send described chip-spaced yield value sequence, estimate with described a plurality of channel responses of described a plurality of subbands of obtaining described sending entity.
31, method according to claim 30, wherein, the Rake receiver that use has a plurality of finger processor obtains described a plurality of channel gain estimation, wherein, each finger processor is used to handle the different propagation paths of described a plurality of propagation paths, estimates with the channel gain that obtains described propagation path.
32, method according to claim 29 also comprises:
The interference that estimation is caused by described broadband pilots; And
Elimination receives the data chips sequence with acquisition, and wherein, described reception data chips sequence is handled, to obtain described data recovered symbol according to the interference of described reception chip sequencal estimation.
33, method according to claim 29, wherein, described wireless multi-carrier communication system is OFDM (OFDMA) communication system, and wherein, described multicarrier demodulation mode is at OFDM (OFDM).
34, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Receive the chip sequence acquisition module, be used for obtaining to receive chip sequence, described reception chip sequence comprises pilot tone and the data chips sequence after the combination that is sent by sending entity, wherein, pilot tone after the described combination and data chips sequence are by at described sending entity place the pilot chip sequence and the addition of data chips sequence of broadband pilots being obtained;
The channel response estimation module uses pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number to handle described reception chip sequence, estimates with a plurality of channel responses of a plurality of subbands of obtaining described sending entity; And
The data symbol acquisition module is estimated according to multicarrier demodulation mode and described a plurality of channel response, handles described reception chip sequence, to obtain the data recovered symbol of described sending entity.
35, a kind of device in the wireless multi-carrier communication system comprises:
Rake receiver, be used to use pseudorandom (PN) sign indicating number to handle and receive chip sequence, a plurality of channel gains with a plurality of propagation paths of obtaining sending entity are estimated, wherein, described reception chip sequence comprises pilot tone and the data chips sequence after the combination that is sent by described sending entity, and pilot tone after the described combination and data chips sequence are to obtain by pilot chip sequence and the addition of data chips sequence with broadband pilots at described sending entity place;
Processor is used to handle described a plurality of channel gain and estimates, estimates with a plurality of channel responses that obtain a plurality of subbands; And
Demodulator is used for estimating according to multi-carrier modulation and described a plurality of channel response, described reception chip sequence is handled, to obtain the data recovered symbol of described sending entity.
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